A block of Route 412 in Hellertown is closed because of a utility pole fire.

As of about 7 p.m. Saturday, the road was closed between High and Linden streets, according to a supervisor at the Northampton County communications center. The pole fire spread to the utility lines, and fire crews are waiting for PPL and Verizon to cut power to the lines.

Homeowners in that block are being offered the opportunity to go to the Hellertown firehouse to wait out the situation.